7th Heaven s11e22 Episode Script
And Away We Go...
Annie! Oh, hi.
I was going to call you about all this.
Yeah, and you didn't because? Well, because I was trying to get this thing back in the driveway, and then get the wall up, and I was just on the phone trying to get a guy.
- A guy? - Well, you know, a guy who would know how to do that, all that.
And who would that guy be? Well, I don't know.
That's why I was making some calls.
Whose thing is this? - Ours.
- Ours? No.
Yeah.
- You bought this? - Ha-ha! Like I have that kind of egg money.
Of course I didn't buy it; it was a gift! A gift from? Bet you could guess.
I don't want to guess.
The Colonel.
Yep.
The Colonel and Ruth had it delivered.
But the guy left the brake off when he delivered it, so it rolled down the driveway into, like, here.
So, this is ours? - To keep? - Yeah.
Your mom and dad they were so happy to hear the good news about your heart that they bought this for you.
Well, for us.
They want us to take the family to see America.
Really? So they bought this for us? This is paid for? It's ours? So if we wanted, we could just leave.
- Tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? Just like that? Just take off? Yep.
All right, let's do it! Wow, look at this place.
I know.
Isn't it neat? Is that a king-size bed? Come on, come on.
- We can't.
- Yeah, we can.
- No.
- Come on.
What about the children? We shouldn't.
Shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't ah, who cares? 7th Heaven When I see their happy faces Smiling back at me 7th Heaven I know there's no greater feeling Than the love of family Where can you go When the world don't treat you right? The answer is home That's the one place that you'll find 7th Heaven Mmm, 7th Heaven 7th Heaven.
I don't know.
I haven't seen them.
- Oh.
- Oh.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
-Uh, I'll just, uh, get dinner started.
We're just having some chicken soup and salad.
- Yeah.
- You know, it won't take long.
I just have to turn the soup back on, heat it up; it's been cooking all day.
- We're gonna have some apple pie.
-Yeah.
And I'll be right back.
So you guys just make yourselves at home.
Did you see what the Colonel sent us? You want to see the RV? That's okay; we saw it earlier.
All right, don't let the dogs out of the backyard.
I think they were in the RV, Mom and Dad, if you know what I mean.
Well, he is feeling better, isn't he? - We'll go keep an eye on the dogs.
-Okay.
You see that thing? I did.
It's amazing.
So, where'd it come from? It's a "got well" present from the Colonel and Ruth.
No kidding.
So what do you think they're going to do with it? I don't know, but I'd imagine the first thing they're gonna want to do is get it out of the backyard.
It has a master bedroom, a kitchen and a bath.
You could live in it.
I think that's the idea, yeah.
So you think they're gonna use it? I don't know, I think it's gonna be more of a playhouse.
Oh, how very wrong you are, my dear.
Hi, T Bone.
So you're thinking about taking that monstrosity on the road? We are.
You're kidding.
You want to go? Uh, I actually already have a road trip kind of planned.
Where are you going? When are you going? Tomorrow.
And, uh, we don't know where.
Other than we're going to see America.
Hey, you-you don't mind keeping an eye on the church for us while we're gone, do you? What?! Are you joking? No, I'm not.
Dad, you can't just take the boys out of school.
I guess you already did that.
But you can't just take Ruthie out of school.
I believe she and T Bone finished up today.
School is out.
Dad, stop.
Think about this.
You can't just take off like that.
I can if I want to.
And so can your mom.
And so can Sam and David.
And we'll take Happy with us, and the hamsters.
So how long are you gonna be gone? I mean, I-I promised my dad that I'd spend the summer going cross-country with him.
You did? Yeah.
I did.
And Ruthie? Ruthie what? I'm under "orders" from Ruthie not to discuss anything with her family.
Oh, all right, well, if you're taking orders then, fine.
Did you ever find out for certain that Al is your dad? Uh, no, but, uh, Kevin had someone run a check on him, and he has no criminal record, so what the heck? I can't spend the rest of my life in a ticket booth wondering what might have happened had I gone cross-country one summer.
Hey, let me, uh, get washed up, and I'll help you with that.
Take your time; I got it.
Dad, are you serious about leaving? I am.
I took the dogs home, Happy's in the RV with the boys.
And where's Savannah? Oh, no.
With the boys.
Okay, tell him.
W-We're taking off tomorrow.
Oh, good for you.
Kevin.
Yeah? I meant you.
Tell him about us.
Oh.
Dad, we're thinking about taking another ride up to Crossroads, and maybe we might want to I don't know give it a shot.
I thought I was supposed to tell him.
Well, you missed your chance.
Well, that's fantastic news.
Is it? Yeah.
What's going on? What fantastic news? Mom, we're thinking about moving to Crossroads, after all.
We're thinking, w-we're just thinking.
We're going to go up and talk to them, and if it works out, then That's wonderful.
Better get the boys.
Wait, uh, b-before we make our final decision you two don't mind if we move to Crossroads? Oh, you know, it's so hard to change your life.
Even when people get the opportunity, they generally just let it pass them by.
So, no, I-I'm proud of you.
And you, too, Kevin.
If we move to Crossroads, it's going to be at the end of the month, so how far are you planning on taking that thing? Well, we don't know.
Well, somebody has to know.
I mean, Dad, you still have a church.
Yeah, well, they wanted to get someone younger to step in to run the church.
So let them find someone.
We're going on a vacation, a long vacation.
Maybe even a permanent vacation.
Right, honey? Right.
You're not just gonna walk away from your church, are you? Oh, no, of course not, Kevin.
We're going to drive away.
Mom, this is crazy.
I know.
We haven't done something crazy since we moved here and I was pregnant with Matt.
But if we're gonna move to Crossroads, and then you guys are off on the road God knows where Then someone will be brought in to run the church.
And they'll either run it and run it well, or they'll miss me and I'll miss them, and then we'll we'll go from there.
Are you going to let anyone know? Yeah, I'm going to get some guest speakers lined up, and then when the list runs out, then I'll let them know.
I haven't made any decisions, other than the decision to leave tomorrow.
And I feel free to decide to leave and-and do something else, if that's what I want to do.
If you don't think we should move to Crossroads, we don't have to move to Crossroads.
Well, of course you do.
You know you love the idea of being a sheriff in a small town, and that place would be so great for Lucy.
You know, it's all right, really it is.
And if for any reason you two decide that you don't want to work at Crossroads, then hey, maybe Annie and I will drive up there and drive through the place and check it out for ourselves.
Might be just the kind of thing we want to do right now.
Which one of you will be sheriff? Me.
I'm kidding.
Hey, lighten up, you two.
You don't think that Chief Michaels could be persuaded to follow us to Crossroads? Not that that's where we're going, but we're just saying that we're open to whatever the future brings.
And you should be, too.
Give Crossroads a chance.
Or not.
Up to you.
Dad, I mean, you've spent almost your whole life building this church.
I-I know you feel like you've been set free, but I That's exactly right.
I'm free.
And your mother's free.
We're all free to just decide whatever we want.
Hey, uh, boys, Savannah! Soup's on! Let's eat.
I want to hit the road early tomorrow.
They're nuts! Yeah, well, so are we.
We're taking off, too.
What's the difference? Yeah, but we are supposed to take off, because we are young, and we still have the whole rest of our lives in front of us.
Well, okay, so they still have plenty of life left in them.
But come on! Just to hop in an RV and just drive across the country with no plans? What is that?! You know, I'll tell you, it's what I already said; it's nuts! Are you eating again? Yes, I'm hungry again.
All right, here, let me do that for you.
All right.
But, Kevin, if they leave, um I want to leave with them.
Tomorrow morning? I don't think we were asked.
Well, I could ask.
What about Crossroads? Well, they said that they're going to be driving through Crossroads anyway, so we could all go.
And if they keep going, I'm going to keep going, because that's my family.
I know, but you have your own family, too.
You have to think about that.
About being in a confined space with a bunch of people.
And on the road for weeks or months.
You've been having morning sickness, and I know you like to be near your doctor.
Or some doctor, anyway.
You're right.
Okay, so here's what I'm thinking.
Maybe we could get Sandy and her doctor friend to come along with us.
Why would Dr.
Sanderson want to go on a road trip with our family? Because he loves Sandy, and Sandy loves us.
So now it's your mom and dad, Ruthie, David and Sam, you, me and Savannah, three dogs, two hamsters and Sandy and Aaron and Jonathan, with the possibility of also picking up Simon? It sleeps eight, right? And-And Mom has some tents, and we have some tents.
And-And Jonathan won't be able to join us for at least a week or two.
So it'd be one less for a week or two.
Yeah.
There's plenty of room.
No problem.
Jonathan can't go on the road again.
He just got back from the road.
He's a resident.
And when he finishes up his residency when he gets back from the road, you know, he might want to take a little time and go on vacation.
Hi.
Can we come in? I believe you are in.
Hi, guys.
I'm so happy that you came by.
We're leaving tomorrow morning.
T Bone said something about that, yeah.
Leaving for where? I don't know.
We're driving north for a while.
We're going to watch Simon graduate from college.
You know, we almost forgot about it.
The invitation was, like, sitting on a stack of mail for the last couple of weeks.
I don't know, I guess he's busy finishing school, and we haven't heard from him, so we'll call him from the road.
Well, after that, then what? I don't really know.
Will you be back? We don't know that either.
What about everything here? Your house, your things? Oh, you know I've lost my enthusiasm for things.
So, I I don't really care.
In fact, I've limited everybody to one small suitcase and three things.
So anyone who is coming along can-can only take three things with them onto the ship the-the RV.
We were just going to go talk to T Bone about something.
Is that okay? Sure, go ahead.
I just need a minute.
Are you looking for something? Uh, a road atlas.
I-I doubt it's up-to-date, but I know we had one around here somewhere.
I think I took it out one day to do some school stuff with the boys.
No, I mean are you looking for something spiritual? Like the meaning of life or something like that? Is that why you're doing this? Well, this isn't a search for the Holy Grail.
No, it's just a road trip.
I'm-I'm just doing this because I can.
I mean, it would, it would be such a waste to leave that grand house on wheels just sitting in the backyard.
Okay, but why now? Why not now? The Colonel handed over the keys now.
And oddly enough, as much as my dad annoys me, I have to admit that a lot of the time, father knows best.
That's an old reference I got it.
Oh.
Are you okay? Yeah, I am, I am okay.
Thanks to you, I imagine, I got a letter today a letter saying I got into college.
I even got a scholarship.
Well, no thanks to me, I'm sure.
No, you wrote that paper yourself, and it was really impressive.
And your high school grades were great, and your SATs were, like, the top ten percentile, weren't they? Seven.
T-Top seven.
But I-I didn't apply for college or a scholarship.
Oh, right.
Well, I did help you out there.
I mean, I submitted the application so you could get in and get that loan, but you could have done that yourself.
I just kind of speeded up the process.
Thank you.
Thank you, Reverend Camden, for everything you ever did for me.
It's okay, Margaret.
And everything's going to be fine.
And who knows, maybe I don't know, maybe we'll be back here.
I really don't know.
I mean, I I really don't.
But wherever we go, we'll always take you with us You will?! You'll take me with you?! Us, all three of us?! Thank you, Reverend Camden! Thank you so much! I got to go tell everyone! In our hearts we'll always take you with us in our hearts.
But whatever.
Aha! There you are.
Hey, are you really going to take us on your vacation? I don't know if it's a vacation exactly, but I suppose you could come.
Really? If you want.
That's so nice.
But we can't, really.
I mean, we have the apartment and the job at the Dairy Shack.
Oh, yeah, such obligations at your age I know, I know.
It's-It's impossible to get away.
Are you making fun of me? Kind of.
Aren't you renting your apartment, like, on a month-to-month rental? So if we decided to go, could we store our stuff - in your garage? - I don't care if you store your stuff in the house; nobody's going to be here.
You know, I got a strange call from my mom yesterday.
Oh? No kidding.
An apology.
Seems she's entered rehab.
She's going to N.
A.
She decided to do that when her boyfriend got sent back to prison for violating his parole.
He was on parole? Drug charges.
Addicted to prescription drugs.
I see.
I guess prescription makes it all better.
Illegal drugs or legal drugs done illegally it's all the same.
Addicts are addicts.
But maybe he'll get some help now.
Or at least stop hitting my mother.
You've been a very busy man lately.
I have, which is why I just want to get away.
But, you know, there's some, uh, boxes out in the garage.
You can help yourself, and I'll tell Annie we have some guests joining us.
Are we still considered guests? Okay.
I'll tell Annie we have some extended family joining us.
Hey, hey.
You think I could drive that RV, if I'm careful, super careful? If you're super careful, we'll think about it.
- No kidding? - Truthfully, I think Annie's the only one who's ever been behind the wheel of one of those things.
She test-drove a couple of RVs last summer when we were thinking about getting away.
Why didn't you? Just one of those things.
You know, it was a last-minute decision.
Fate.
It just, it wouldn't have been the right time, with my heart condition and everything.
But now, I'm good, I'm good to go.
You know we-we don't have much money, right? Maybe a paycheck couple hundred bucks each.
It's okay.
We can get by on very little money.
We have for years.
All right.
Well, thanks.
We're going to take you up on that offer.
Margaret and I, anyway.
Uh, Jane just went to the garage to get some boxes to pack up the apartment.
I see.
So you and Margaret you're dating? We're not sleeping together, if that's what you're asking.
I was asking.
Uh So you're in love with the girl? I think I might be, yeah.
Oh, my God, he's in love with me! So I'll just go check on T Bone.
- So - So That's a lot of people to be going on the road with.
Yeah.
Could get, uh, pretty crowded in there.
Guess I should be happy that I'm going to be on the back of a bike with an inexperienced dentist who thinks he could be my dad.
I think he is your dad.
You know what? I hope he's my dad.
I mean, the more I talk to him, the more I like him.
Seems like a decent kind of family guy, and there aren't a lot of those kind of guys around anymore.
At least from what I hear.
You, of course, being the exception.
Ah, you know, there's plenty of decent family guys out there.
You just don't hear about them that much.
But thanks, T Bone.
So if you and Mac aren't working, who's selling tickets tonight? Oh, no one.
Uh, technical problems.
Oh, so where's Ruthie if she's not in the concession stand? She's talking to Martin.
I see.
Ruthie has a surprise for you once she gets home.
You and Mrs.
Camden.
A surprise not on the scale of the thing in the backyard, but, uh Wait, I'm, uh, "under orders.
" Martin, you're not in love with me.
I really am like a sister to you.
And when you do find the right woman to be with, I'll be happy to babysit for you, okay? But all this time you've been, like, wanting to go out with me, and now that I want to go out with you It's too late.
I found someone else.
For now.
But you're 17.
Maybe you'll change your mind.
I can't.
I have his name tattooed on my back.
Why'd you do that? I don't know.
It was an impulse, a bad impulse.
It was the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life.
So you're staying with him because of a stupid mistake? He's staying with me.
We're staying together.
And if we're lucky, we'll be together for the rest of our lives.
His mother is you know.
I know.
And despite how she treated him and who she is, the fact that he treats me and other women so respectfully, it just amazes me.
He amazes me.
I'm in love with T Bone.
So you don't think you'll be taking off for Scotland next year when you graduate? But if I go, I'm dragging T Bone with me.
He'd love Scotland.
I mean, there's a whole world out there, a whole world that I want to see, and I want to see it with him.
Maybe we'll go somewhere we've never been for college.
Or maybe we'll take a year off after high school and just travel together.
I don't know what will happen, but I know how I feel.
Well, someday, I hope to find a woman who feels the same way about me.
Bye, Martin.
Bye, Ruthie.
Well, I-I guess that does it for you and me and the boys, anyway.
So, um, what three things are you taking with you? Well, I'm still thinking about it.
- Hi.
-Hi, Ruthie.
- Hi, Ruthie.
What are we doing? Well, the Colonel sent us an RV the Colonel and Ruth.
And tomorrow morning, we're gonna get in it and drive away, and we don't know where we're going.
Fun.
I get to go, too, right? - Did you just smile? - I did.
Ruthie, I'm so happy that you want to go.
How'd it go? It was okay.
If there's room, could you guys give me a lift up to my dad's, if you're heading up towards Santa Barbara? Of course.
But anyone traveling with us is limited to one suitcase and three things.
Uh, could be a book, a toy, practical, sentimental.
Doesn't matter, but just three.
Got it.
- Does that include cell phones? - Yes, it does.
But if we bring a cell phone, we've got to bring a charger, and that's two things.
Yeah, I know.
Okay, cell phone and charger count as one thing.
- Great.
- So, Ruthie, do you have anything you want to tell us? Oh, I mentioned that they're going to have a surprise coming their way.
That's all I said, promise.
Apparently, I've graduated from high school.
I got called to the counselor's office this afternoon, and between summer school and the semester in Scotland, where I took as many classes as I could take, I have enough credits to graduate.
I could go back to high school next year and take a bunch of classes that I don't need, like a bunch of study halls or P.
E.
or whatever Ruthie, I-I feel like you've been cheated out of your senior year.
Well, I don't feel that way at all; honestly, I don't.
I mean, maybe, next year, I could go to a community college and work, so maybe Maybe Ruthie and I could start at the same college next year.
Or travel around for a year before we start college.
I don't guess this is the time to say no - to that one.
- We'll see.
I'll take it.
Wow.
She is on her way, and she is bringing Aaron with her and their suitcases.
I think you better run this past your parents before you can just count on all of us tagging along on their trip.
The whole thing's crazy.
What? The whole thing is crazy.
I know.
I said that.
Why would your dad suddenly decide to just take off? Because my dad suddenly got an RV.
I-I think he just has a sense of relief and wants to get out and see the world.
What? - Nothing.
- No, not nothing.
Whatever you're thinking was not a good thought.
Kevin, no.
My dad my dad wouldn't have, wouldn't have lied to everyone last week.
Would he? I don't know.
Is that what you were thinking? Yes, that's what I was thinking.
Kevin, I've never known my dad to lie.
Didn't he pretty much lie when he found out about his heart the first time? And we never talked to the doctors.
Your mother never talked to the doctors.
No, uh, we just talked to him, and he told us everything is okay.
I mean, he told the entire church that everything is okay.
Everything has to be okay.
Or does it? Not a word, Luce.
Not a word to anyone.
Just go along with the plan, whatever your dad wants.
Uh, yeah, just-just go along with the plan because we may be wrong.
We could be and we probably are.
Yeah, so just don't say anything, and don't ask any questions.
But what if we're right? He may just tell everybody that he's fine just because he doesn't want anyone to worry about him.
I mean, just because he had that weird dream doesn't mean that everything's back to normal.
Oh, my God.
Why didn't we ever question this before? Because we believed him.
Why don't we believe him now? I don't know.
It's not that I don't believe in miracles or prayers or any of that, it's just he wants to take off tomorrow.
Maybe we should nose around a little.
No, I don't know about that.
I mean, if he's telling everyone that he's fine when he's not, I mean he has to have a reason.
A really good reason.
Yeah.
Like like maybe-maybe he just doesn't want anyone to worry about him anymore, and maybe nothing's changed.
There's no sense in imagining the worst.
Let's just imagine that we're wrong.
Let's imagine that he's fine, just like he said he was.
Yeah, let's just let's just imagine that there's a happy ending to this story.
Yeah, I'm sure there is.
You and Kevin, Savannah and the two dogs and Sandy and Aaron and Jonathan might join us later? Dad, do you mind? Uh, no.
Somebody's gonna have to ride in the minivan with Mac and Jane and Margaret.
Oh, are they coming? - They are.
- Okay.
Fine with me.
Uh, we could take turns riding in the RV or, you know, we could take our own car, too.
Okay, but you're still limited to the rule: one suitcase and three things.
I have a two-and- a-half-year old.
I might need more than three things.
Mm All right, fine, three things.
But Savannah gets her own three things.
Deal.
But cell phones don't count, right? No, the cell phone plus the charger counts as one thing.
Okay, good.
You know, this is going to be exciting! Yeah, life is exciting.
Yeah! So what's the great big fake smile about? What's going on? Oh, nothing, I swear.
You swear? When did you start swearing? Just now.
If you don't want to go, you don't have to go.
Oh, no.
I-I don't know how far we'll get.
You know, I don't know if we can stick it out for the whole trip, but we want to leave and go with you guys, I mean, as far as we can.
All right.
Anything else? - Dad - Lucy, I love you.
I love you, too.
What's wrong? Nothing's wrong.
Well, is-is nothing wrong, or are you just saying nothing's wrong so nobody thinks that anything's wrong? Just because I want to get in an RV and drive away, you think I'm lying to you and-and everyone I know the church, the entire community? Maybe.
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy, I'm fine.
Swear.
Swear to me you're fine.
I don't swear.
You better get home and start packing.
Tomorrow's going to be here sooner than you think.
You're fine? Yes.
Why can't people ever believe good news? I don't know.
I guess if they did, it would make your job and my job a whole lot easier.
So you want me to ask Jonathan to ask Dr.
Tsegaye if he conspired with Reverend Camden to tell the world that he was fine when really he was lying? I just asked Jonathan to go on a trip with a bunch of people and dogs that he doesn't even know.
I told Lucy I'd ask.
You really think Reverend Camden's lying? Maybe.
I'll ask Jonathan to ask him, but we just got engaged.
The wife wants what the wife wants.
I just don't want to jeopardize my relationship with Jonathan.
He's great, isn't he? I just don't get guys being gynecologists.
You know any women doctors that would want to go? No, sorry.
So you'll ask Jonathan to ask Dr.
Tsegaye? Uh, I guess.
Yeah, but I-I don't know if he will.
You don't know anyone else that would know? Maybe.
I'll go get packed.
Oh, you can only bring three things.
Other than, you know, clothing and personal items, which all have to fit in one suitcase.
And a cell phone and car charger count as one thing.
And, um, who do you know? Because you-you said "maybe.
" No one.
Good night, Sandy.
See you in the morning.
Thank you for asking Jonathan to join us when he's finished with work.
You know, I really feel like going, and I don't want to be left out, and yet I You're gonna be just fine, Lucy.
Yeah, I am.
I can't believe we're doing this.
It's almost like we got sucked into some black hole, into the unknown, you know? Like we've all been called to take this weird journey together, whether it really makes any sense or not.
I think you might be able to use that in a sermon somewhere.
Maybe I will.
I'm really happy we met you, Sandy.
Hi, Dad.
Hey.
Just wanted to say good night.
See you in the morning.
Not if I see you first.
You really are in love, aren't you? I am.
He's a good guy, that T Bone.
You know, they say women who have good relationships with their fathers choose good guys as husbands.
Oh, I appreciate the thought.
But husband? Uh, you thinking of T Bone as a husband? - I am.
- Ruthie, I-I thought you'd be the one child who would wait until she was 30 before you got married.
I might.
The others didn't.
So he told you? Told? Told me? Who told me what? He'll tell you at graduation.
Simon? Yeah, you know, he's graduating.
We are all still going, right? Yes.
Well, he has some news.
Oh, some good news? I don't know.
That depends on whether or not you like her.
Can't.
Okay, I suppose I'll hear about it soon enough.
I suppose.
All right.
Good night, Ruthie.
I love you.
I love you, Dad.
See you in the morning.
Hey.
Oh.
W-What are you guys doing? Mom said to make sure we get all our energy out before getting into the RV tomorrow.
We have a lot, so we're starting now.
I see.
All right, well, let's-let's, let's slow it down a bit.
Um, have you, have you guys picked out your three things that you want to take with you? Not yet.
Oh, all right.
Well, why don't you burn off your energy picking out your things? Burn the energy mentally.
- Can you do that? - Sure.
Thinking burns off lots and lots of energy.
When you think, what do you think about? Oh, first thing in the morning, I think about, uh, what a good day I'm gonna have and what I want to happen and the things I'm gonna do to-to make those things happen with life's help.
And the last thing, at night, I-I think about what a good day it's been and how grateful I am to be alive, and I say a little prayer.
You know that prayer we learned in Sunday school "Now I lay me down to sleep"? "I pray the Lord my soul to keep " "If I should die before I wake "I pray the Lord my soul to take.
" Sure, I grew up on that one.
I think it's terrifying.
Me, too.
I can't sleep if I say it.
Me, neither.
I see.
Well, yeah, I guess it does sound a little frightening in a way.
Although, other people see it as as-as comforting.
What prayer do you guys say? Dear God, I don't want to die in my sleep, and no one else in our family does either.
Thank you for keeping everyone alive, and please bless Mom and Dad and Matt and Mary and Lucy and Simon and Ruthie and Happy and all the people in our family and all the families and all the animals in the world.
I like that.
That's very nice.
- Good night, Dad.
- Good night, Dad.
- Love you.
- Love you.
Good night, Sam.
Night, David.
I love you, too.
I can't wait.
I thought you were asleep.
I was.
But I couldn't wait to go to sleep, 'cause I can't wait to get up in the morning.
It feels like Christmas.
I am so happy.
Me, too.
I was going to forward the mail, but I didn't know where to have it sent.
Yeah, I'm sure Martin's dad wouldn't mind picking up our mail for us for a while.
He's just, he's just across the street.
Oh, I hate to ask him for any favors, especially since Ruthie didn't choose Martin.
But then again, he wouldn't mind, I'm sure he wouldn't.
Yeah.
Oh, we have to stop the newspaper.
I already made the call and followed it up with an e-mail.
Guess we'll need some cash.
I gathered up all the cash in the house, and we're fine; we've got plenty of cash, plenty.
And we've got bank cards and credit cards.
We have, we have everything we need to last us for a long, long time.
Well, I guess all we have to do is get that RV out of the backyard and down the driveway and we're on our way.
I got a guy.
You gonna tell me, or is that a surprise? It's a surprise.
I have a feeling we got a lot of surprises coming our way.
Yeah.
So we'd better get some sleep.
Yeah.
Good night, Annie.
Good night, Eric.
I love you.
I love you, too.
- We're ready.
- We're ready.
Oh, let me see what you have.
Your dad is checking bags at the door, and believe me, he's tighter than airport security.
We each have one sock.
But we'll take turns wearing the two socks together.
Oh, you don't have to count socks as one of your three things.
They're clothes.
They're socks.
Okay.
W-What else? I brought an underwear and Sam brought swimming trunks.
'Cause I can use them as underwear or swimming trunks.
And I can wear my underwear as swimming trunks if I want.
No, you can't.
Those are clothes, and you're going to need a few pair of underwear and your swimming trunks and your socks.
Those-Those are all clothes.
They don't count toward your three things.
And what did you put in your duffel bag that I put in the RV last night? - Candy.
- Candy.
Where did you get the candy? Last Halloween.
Okay.
Think about three things that you want to take with you forever and always.
What three things? Now go upstairs, get your three things, and I'll go to the RV and get your duffel bags out and we'll repack.
Okay? Go.
- Hey.
- Hey, Mom.
Where's Dad? Oh, he's looking over the owner's manual, waiting for this guy to show up to help him get the RV out of the backyard.
Are you ready to go? He's checking bags at the door, and he's got this rule of three in his head that he won't let go.
I'm ready.
Ready as I'll ever be.
Then let's do it! Are we there yet? How many more miles? Are we there yet? It's taking a while It's not like I don't like it slow It's not like I'm waiting to know But are we there yet? Are we there yet? What's that sign up ahead? Are we there yet? All the things that we've said It's not like I don't like it slow It's not like I'm waiting to know But are we there yet? Are we there yet? What's that sign up ahead? Are we there yet? All the things that we've said It's not like I'm feeling the need To get to where we're gonna be Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Give me a ride in that RV.
Oh, Stanley.
Thank you for coming.
This is the guy.
This is Stanley.
He's going to help us get the 7th Heaven out of here.
He knows how to do those things.
He knows how to do everything.
He says.
So? Why do I get the feeling you're not who you say you are? Does anyone really know who they are? Come on, give me a ride.
I can be real helpful.
I can cook.
I can clean.
I can set up camp, make a fire.
Come on, give me a ride.
You just get behind the wheel, pay attention to what I say, and you'll do just fine.
Promise.
So? So Why not? Today's the first day of the rest of my life, Stanley.
I was going to call you about all this.
Yeah, and you didn't because? Well, because I was trying to get this thing back in the driveway, and then get the wall up, and I was just on the phone trying to get a guy.
- A guy? - Well, you know, a guy who would know how to do that, all that.
And who would that guy be? Well, I don't know.
That's why I was making some calls.
Whose thing is this? - Ours.
- Ours? No.
Yeah.
- You bought this? - Ha-ha! Like I have that kind of egg money.
Of course I didn't buy it; it was a gift! A gift from? Bet you could guess.
I don't want to guess.
The Colonel.
Yep.
The Colonel and Ruth had it delivered.
But the guy left the brake off when he delivered it, so it rolled down the driveway into, like, here.
So, this is ours? - To keep? - Yeah.
Your mom and dad they were so happy to hear the good news about your heart that they bought this for you.
Well, for us.
They want us to take the family to see America.
Really? So they bought this for us? This is paid for? It's ours? So if we wanted, we could just leave.
- Tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? Just like that? Just take off? Yep.
All right, let's do it! Wow, look at this place.
I know.
Isn't it neat? Is that a king-size bed? Come on, come on.
- We can't.
- Yeah, we can.
- No.
- Come on.
What about the children? We shouldn't.
Shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't ah, who cares? 7th Heaven When I see their happy faces Smiling back at me 7th Heaven I know there's no greater feeling Than the love of family Where can you go When the world don't treat you right? The answer is home That's the one place that you'll find 7th Heaven Mmm, 7th Heaven 7th Heaven.
I don't know.
I haven't seen them.
- Oh.
- Oh.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
-Uh, I'll just, uh, get dinner started.
We're just having some chicken soup and salad.
- Yeah.
- You know, it won't take long.
I just have to turn the soup back on, heat it up; it's been cooking all day.
- We're gonna have some apple pie.
-Yeah.
And I'll be right back.
So you guys just make yourselves at home.
Did you see what the Colonel sent us? You want to see the RV? That's okay; we saw it earlier.
All right, don't let the dogs out of the backyard.
I think they were in the RV, Mom and Dad, if you know what I mean.
Well, he is feeling better, isn't he? - We'll go keep an eye on the dogs.
-Okay.
You see that thing? I did.
It's amazing.
So, where'd it come from? It's a "got well" present from the Colonel and Ruth.
No kidding.
So what do you think they're going to do with it? I don't know, but I'd imagine the first thing they're gonna want to do is get it out of the backyard.
It has a master bedroom, a kitchen and a bath.
You could live in it.
I think that's the idea, yeah.
So you think they're gonna use it? I don't know, I think it's gonna be more of a playhouse.
Oh, how very wrong you are, my dear.
Hi, T Bone.
So you're thinking about taking that monstrosity on the road? We are.
You're kidding.
You want to go? Uh, I actually already have a road trip kind of planned.
Where are you going? When are you going? Tomorrow.
And, uh, we don't know where.
Other than we're going to see America.
Hey, you-you don't mind keeping an eye on the church for us while we're gone, do you? What?! Are you joking? No, I'm not.
Dad, you can't just take the boys out of school.
I guess you already did that.
But you can't just take Ruthie out of school.
I believe she and T Bone finished up today.
School is out.
Dad, stop.
Think about this.
You can't just take off like that.
I can if I want to.
And so can your mom.
And so can Sam and David.
And we'll take Happy with us, and the hamsters.
So how long are you gonna be gone? I mean, I-I promised my dad that I'd spend the summer going cross-country with him.
You did? Yeah.
I did.
And Ruthie? Ruthie what? I'm under "orders" from Ruthie not to discuss anything with her family.
Oh, all right, well, if you're taking orders then, fine.
Did you ever find out for certain that Al is your dad? Uh, no, but, uh, Kevin had someone run a check on him, and he has no criminal record, so what the heck? I can't spend the rest of my life in a ticket booth wondering what might have happened had I gone cross-country one summer.
Hey, let me, uh, get washed up, and I'll help you with that.
Take your time; I got it.
Dad, are you serious about leaving? I am.
I took the dogs home, Happy's in the RV with the boys.
And where's Savannah? Oh, no.
With the boys.
Okay, tell him.
W-We're taking off tomorrow.
Oh, good for you.
Kevin.
Yeah? I meant you.
Tell him about us.
Oh.
Dad, we're thinking about taking another ride up to Crossroads, and maybe we might want to I don't know give it a shot.
I thought I was supposed to tell him.
Well, you missed your chance.
Well, that's fantastic news.
Is it? Yeah.
What's going on? What fantastic news? Mom, we're thinking about moving to Crossroads, after all.
We're thinking, w-we're just thinking.
We're going to go up and talk to them, and if it works out, then That's wonderful.
Better get the boys.
Wait, uh, b-before we make our final decision you two don't mind if we move to Crossroads? Oh, you know, it's so hard to change your life.
Even when people get the opportunity, they generally just let it pass them by.
So, no, I-I'm proud of you.
And you, too, Kevin.
If we move to Crossroads, it's going to be at the end of the month, so how far are you planning on taking that thing? Well, we don't know.
Well, somebody has to know.
I mean, Dad, you still have a church.
Yeah, well, they wanted to get someone younger to step in to run the church.
So let them find someone.
We're going on a vacation, a long vacation.
Maybe even a permanent vacation.
Right, honey? Right.
You're not just gonna walk away from your church, are you? Oh, no, of course not, Kevin.
We're going to drive away.
Mom, this is crazy.
I know.
We haven't done something crazy since we moved here and I was pregnant with Matt.
But if we're gonna move to Crossroads, and then you guys are off on the road God knows where Then someone will be brought in to run the church.
And they'll either run it and run it well, or they'll miss me and I'll miss them, and then we'll we'll go from there.
Are you going to let anyone know? Yeah, I'm going to get some guest speakers lined up, and then when the list runs out, then I'll let them know.
I haven't made any decisions, other than the decision to leave tomorrow.
And I feel free to decide to leave and-and do something else, if that's what I want to do.
If you don't think we should move to Crossroads, we don't have to move to Crossroads.
Well, of course you do.
You know you love the idea of being a sheriff in a small town, and that place would be so great for Lucy.
You know, it's all right, really it is.
And if for any reason you two decide that you don't want to work at Crossroads, then hey, maybe Annie and I will drive up there and drive through the place and check it out for ourselves.
Might be just the kind of thing we want to do right now.
Which one of you will be sheriff? Me.
I'm kidding.
Hey, lighten up, you two.
You don't think that Chief Michaels could be persuaded to follow us to Crossroads? Not that that's where we're going, but we're just saying that we're open to whatever the future brings.
And you should be, too.
Give Crossroads a chance.
Or not.
Up to you.
Dad, I mean, you've spent almost your whole life building this church.
I-I know you feel like you've been set free, but I That's exactly right.
I'm free.
And your mother's free.
We're all free to just decide whatever we want.
Hey, uh, boys, Savannah! Soup's on! Let's eat.
I want to hit the road early tomorrow.
They're nuts! Yeah, well, so are we.
We're taking off, too.
What's the difference? Yeah, but we are supposed to take off, because we are young, and we still have the whole rest of our lives in front of us.
Well, okay, so they still have plenty of life left in them.
But come on! Just to hop in an RV and just drive across the country with no plans? What is that?! You know, I'll tell you, it's what I already said; it's nuts! Are you eating again? Yes, I'm hungry again.
All right, here, let me do that for you.
All right.
But, Kevin, if they leave, um I want to leave with them.
Tomorrow morning? I don't think we were asked.
Well, I could ask.
What about Crossroads? Well, they said that they're going to be driving through Crossroads anyway, so we could all go.
And if they keep going, I'm going to keep going, because that's my family.
I know, but you have your own family, too.
You have to think about that.
About being in a confined space with a bunch of people.
And on the road for weeks or months.
You've been having morning sickness, and I know you like to be near your doctor.
Or some doctor, anyway.
You're right.
Okay, so here's what I'm thinking.
Maybe we could get Sandy and her doctor friend to come along with us.
Why would Dr.
Sanderson want to go on a road trip with our family? Because he loves Sandy, and Sandy loves us.
So now it's your mom and dad, Ruthie, David and Sam, you, me and Savannah, three dogs, two hamsters and Sandy and Aaron and Jonathan, with the possibility of also picking up Simon? It sleeps eight, right? And-And Mom has some tents, and we have some tents.
And-And Jonathan won't be able to join us for at least a week or two.
So it'd be one less for a week or two.
Yeah.
There's plenty of room.
No problem.
Jonathan can't go on the road again.
He just got back from the road.
He's a resident.
And when he finishes up his residency when he gets back from the road, you know, he might want to take a little time and go on vacation.
Hi.
Can we come in? I believe you are in.
Hi, guys.
I'm so happy that you came by.
We're leaving tomorrow morning.
T Bone said something about that, yeah.
Leaving for where? I don't know.
We're driving north for a while.
We're going to watch Simon graduate from college.
You know, we almost forgot about it.
The invitation was, like, sitting on a stack of mail for the last couple of weeks.
I don't know, I guess he's busy finishing school, and we haven't heard from him, so we'll call him from the road.
Well, after that, then what? I don't really know.
Will you be back? We don't know that either.
What about everything here? Your house, your things? Oh, you know I've lost my enthusiasm for things.
So, I I don't really care.
In fact, I've limited everybody to one small suitcase and three things.
So anyone who is coming along can-can only take three things with them onto the ship the-the RV.
We were just going to go talk to T Bone about something.
Is that okay? Sure, go ahead.
I just need a minute.
Are you looking for something? Uh, a road atlas.
I-I doubt it's up-to-date, but I know we had one around here somewhere.
I think I took it out one day to do some school stuff with the boys.
No, I mean are you looking for something spiritual? Like the meaning of life or something like that? Is that why you're doing this? Well, this isn't a search for the Holy Grail.
No, it's just a road trip.
I'm-I'm just doing this because I can.
I mean, it would, it would be such a waste to leave that grand house on wheels just sitting in the backyard.
Okay, but why now? Why not now? The Colonel handed over the keys now.
And oddly enough, as much as my dad annoys me, I have to admit that a lot of the time, father knows best.
That's an old reference I got it.
Oh.
Are you okay? Yeah, I am, I am okay.
Thanks to you, I imagine, I got a letter today a letter saying I got into college.
I even got a scholarship.
Well, no thanks to me, I'm sure.
No, you wrote that paper yourself, and it was really impressive.
And your high school grades were great, and your SATs were, like, the top ten percentile, weren't they? Seven.
T-Top seven.
But I-I didn't apply for college or a scholarship.
Oh, right.
Well, I did help you out there.
I mean, I submitted the application so you could get in and get that loan, but you could have done that yourself.
I just kind of speeded up the process.
Thank you.
Thank you, Reverend Camden, for everything you ever did for me.
It's okay, Margaret.
And everything's going to be fine.
And who knows, maybe I don't know, maybe we'll be back here.
I really don't know.
I mean, I I really don't.
But wherever we go, we'll always take you with us You will?! You'll take me with you?! Us, all three of us?! Thank you, Reverend Camden! Thank you so much! I got to go tell everyone! In our hearts we'll always take you with us in our hearts.
But whatever.
Aha! There you are.
Hey, are you really going to take us on your vacation? I don't know if it's a vacation exactly, but I suppose you could come.
Really? If you want.
That's so nice.
But we can't, really.
I mean, we have the apartment and the job at the Dairy Shack.
Oh, yeah, such obligations at your age I know, I know.
It's-It's impossible to get away.
Are you making fun of me? Kind of.
Aren't you renting your apartment, like, on a month-to-month rental? So if we decided to go, could we store our stuff - in your garage? - I don't care if you store your stuff in the house; nobody's going to be here.
You know, I got a strange call from my mom yesterday.
Oh? No kidding.
An apology.
Seems she's entered rehab.
She's going to N.
A.
She decided to do that when her boyfriend got sent back to prison for violating his parole.
He was on parole? Drug charges.
Addicted to prescription drugs.
I see.
I guess prescription makes it all better.
Illegal drugs or legal drugs done illegally it's all the same.
Addicts are addicts.
But maybe he'll get some help now.
Or at least stop hitting my mother.
You've been a very busy man lately.
I have, which is why I just want to get away.
But, you know, there's some, uh, boxes out in the garage.
You can help yourself, and I'll tell Annie we have some guests joining us.
Are we still considered guests? Okay.
I'll tell Annie we have some extended family joining us.
Hey, hey.
You think I could drive that RV, if I'm careful, super careful? If you're super careful, we'll think about it.
- No kidding? - Truthfully, I think Annie's the only one who's ever been behind the wheel of one of those things.
She test-drove a couple of RVs last summer when we were thinking about getting away.
Why didn't you? Just one of those things.
You know, it was a last-minute decision.
Fate.
It just, it wouldn't have been the right time, with my heart condition and everything.
But now, I'm good, I'm good to go.
You know we-we don't have much money, right? Maybe a paycheck couple hundred bucks each.
It's okay.
We can get by on very little money.
We have for years.
All right.
Well, thanks.
We're going to take you up on that offer.
Margaret and I, anyway.
Uh, Jane just went to the garage to get some boxes to pack up the apartment.
I see.
So you and Margaret you're dating? We're not sleeping together, if that's what you're asking.
I was asking.
Uh So you're in love with the girl? I think I might be, yeah.
Oh, my God, he's in love with me! So I'll just go check on T Bone.
- So - So That's a lot of people to be going on the road with.
Yeah.
Could get, uh, pretty crowded in there.
Guess I should be happy that I'm going to be on the back of a bike with an inexperienced dentist who thinks he could be my dad.
I think he is your dad.
You know what? I hope he's my dad.
I mean, the more I talk to him, the more I like him.
Seems like a decent kind of family guy, and there aren't a lot of those kind of guys around anymore.
At least from what I hear.
You, of course, being the exception.
Ah, you know, there's plenty of decent family guys out there.
You just don't hear about them that much.
But thanks, T Bone.
So if you and Mac aren't working, who's selling tickets tonight? Oh, no one.
Uh, technical problems.
Oh, so where's Ruthie if she's not in the concession stand? She's talking to Martin.
I see.
Ruthie has a surprise for you once she gets home.
You and Mrs.
Camden.
A surprise not on the scale of the thing in the backyard, but, uh Wait, I'm, uh, "under orders.
" Martin, you're not in love with me.
I really am like a sister to you.
And when you do find the right woman to be with, I'll be happy to babysit for you, okay? But all this time you've been, like, wanting to go out with me, and now that I want to go out with you It's too late.
I found someone else.
For now.
But you're 17.
Maybe you'll change your mind.
I can't.
I have his name tattooed on my back.
Why'd you do that? I don't know.
It was an impulse, a bad impulse.
It was the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life.
So you're staying with him because of a stupid mistake? He's staying with me.
We're staying together.
And if we're lucky, we'll be together for the rest of our lives.
His mother is you know.
I know.
And despite how she treated him and who she is, the fact that he treats me and other women so respectfully, it just amazes me.
He amazes me.
I'm in love with T Bone.
So you don't think you'll be taking off for Scotland next year when you graduate? But if I go, I'm dragging T Bone with me.
He'd love Scotland.
I mean, there's a whole world out there, a whole world that I want to see, and I want to see it with him.
Maybe we'll go somewhere we've never been for college.
Or maybe we'll take a year off after high school and just travel together.
I don't know what will happen, but I know how I feel.
Well, someday, I hope to find a woman who feels the same way about me.
Bye, Martin.
Bye, Ruthie.
Well, I-I guess that does it for you and me and the boys, anyway.
So, um, what three things are you taking with you? Well, I'm still thinking about it.
- Hi.
-Hi, Ruthie.
- Hi, Ruthie.
What are we doing? Well, the Colonel sent us an RV the Colonel and Ruth.
And tomorrow morning, we're gonna get in it and drive away, and we don't know where we're going.
Fun.
I get to go, too, right? - Did you just smile? - I did.
Ruthie, I'm so happy that you want to go.
How'd it go? It was okay.
If there's room, could you guys give me a lift up to my dad's, if you're heading up towards Santa Barbara? Of course.
But anyone traveling with us is limited to one suitcase and three things.
Uh, could be a book, a toy, practical, sentimental.
Doesn't matter, but just three.
Got it.
- Does that include cell phones? - Yes, it does.
But if we bring a cell phone, we've got to bring a charger, and that's two things.
Yeah, I know.
Okay, cell phone and charger count as one thing.
- Great.
- So, Ruthie, do you have anything you want to tell us? Oh, I mentioned that they're going to have a surprise coming their way.
That's all I said, promise.
Apparently, I've graduated from high school.
I got called to the counselor's office this afternoon, and between summer school and the semester in Scotland, where I took as many classes as I could take, I have enough credits to graduate.
I could go back to high school next year and take a bunch of classes that I don't need, like a bunch of study halls or P.
E.
or whatever Ruthie, I-I feel like you've been cheated out of your senior year.
Well, I don't feel that way at all; honestly, I don't.
I mean, maybe, next year, I could go to a community college and work, so maybe Maybe Ruthie and I could start at the same college next year.
Or travel around for a year before we start college.
I don't guess this is the time to say no - to that one.
- We'll see.
I'll take it.
Wow.
She is on her way, and she is bringing Aaron with her and their suitcases.
I think you better run this past your parents before you can just count on all of us tagging along on their trip.
The whole thing's crazy.
What? The whole thing is crazy.
I know.
I said that.
Why would your dad suddenly decide to just take off? Because my dad suddenly got an RV.
I-I think he just has a sense of relief and wants to get out and see the world.
What? - Nothing.
- No, not nothing.
Whatever you're thinking was not a good thought.
Kevin, no.
My dad my dad wouldn't have, wouldn't have lied to everyone last week.
Would he? I don't know.
Is that what you were thinking? Yes, that's what I was thinking.
Kevin, I've never known my dad to lie.
Didn't he pretty much lie when he found out about his heart the first time? And we never talked to the doctors.
Your mother never talked to the doctors.
No, uh, we just talked to him, and he told us everything is okay.
I mean, he told the entire church that everything is okay.
Everything has to be okay.
Or does it? Not a word, Luce.
Not a word to anyone.
Just go along with the plan, whatever your dad wants.
Uh, yeah, just-just go along with the plan because we may be wrong.
We could be and we probably are.
Yeah, so just don't say anything, and don't ask any questions.
But what if we're right? He may just tell everybody that he's fine just because he doesn't want anyone to worry about him.
I mean, just because he had that weird dream doesn't mean that everything's back to normal.
Oh, my God.
Why didn't we ever question this before? Because we believed him.
Why don't we believe him now? I don't know.
It's not that I don't believe in miracles or prayers or any of that, it's just he wants to take off tomorrow.
Maybe we should nose around a little.
No, I don't know about that.
I mean, if he's telling everyone that he's fine when he's not, I mean he has to have a reason.
A really good reason.
Yeah.
Like like maybe-maybe he just doesn't want anyone to worry about him anymore, and maybe nothing's changed.
There's no sense in imagining the worst.
Let's just imagine that we're wrong.
Let's imagine that he's fine, just like he said he was.
Yeah, let's just let's just imagine that there's a happy ending to this story.
Yeah, I'm sure there is.
You and Kevin, Savannah and the two dogs and Sandy and Aaron and Jonathan might join us later? Dad, do you mind? Uh, no.
Somebody's gonna have to ride in the minivan with Mac and Jane and Margaret.
Oh, are they coming? - They are.
- Okay.
Fine with me.
Uh, we could take turns riding in the RV or, you know, we could take our own car, too.
Okay, but you're still limited to the rule: one suitcase and three things.
I have a two-and- a-half-year old.
I might need more than three things.
Mm All right, fine, three things.
But Savannah gets her own three things.
Deal.
But cell phones don't count, right? No, the cell phone plus the charger counts as one thing.
Okay, good.
You know, this is going to be exciting! Yeah, life is exciting.
Yeah! So what's the great big fake smile about? What's going on? Oh, nothing, I swear.
You swear? When did you start swearing? Just now.
If you don't want to go, you don't have to go.
Oh, no.
I-I don't know how far we'll get.
You know, I don't know if we can stick it out for the whole trip, but we want to leave and go with you guys, I mean, as far as we can.
All right.
Anything else? - Dad - Lucy, I love you.
I love you, too.
What's wrong? Nothing's wrong.
Well, is-is nothing wrong, or are you just saying nothing's wrong so nobody thinks that anything's wrong? Just because I want to get in an RV and drive away, you think I'm lying to you and-and everyone I know the church, the entire community? Maybe.
Lucy, Lucy, Lucy, I'm fine.
Swear.
Swear to me you're fine.
I don't swear.
You better get home and start packing.
Tomorrow's going to be here sooner than you think.
You're fine? Yes.
Why can't people ever believe good news? I don't know.
I guess if they did, it would make your job and my job a whole lot easier.
So you want me to ask Jonathan to ask Dr.
Tsegaye if he conspired with Reverend Camden to tell the world that he was fine when really he was lying? I just asked Jonathan to go on a trip with a bunch of people and dogs that he doesn't even know.
I told Lucy I'd ask.
You really think Reverend Camden's lying? Maybe.
I'll ask Jonathan to ask him, but we just got engaged.
The wife wants what the wife wants.
I just don't want to jeopardize my relationship with Jonathan.
He's great, isn't he? I just don't get guys being gynecologists.
You know any women doctors that would want to go? No, sorry.
So you'll ask Jonathan to ask Dr.
Tsegaye? Uh, I guess.
Yeah, but I-I don't know if he will.
You don't know anyone else that would know? Maybe.
I'll go get packed.
Oh, you can only bring three things.
Other than, you know, clothing and personal items, which all have to fit in one suitcase.
And a cell phone and car charger count as one thing.
And, um, who do you know? Because you-you said "maybe.
" No one.
Good night, Sandy.
See you in the morning.
Thank you for asking Jonathan to join us when he's finished with work.
You know, I really feel like going, and I don't want to be left out, and yet I You're gonna be just fine, Lucy.
Yeah, I am.
I can't believe we're doing this.
It's almost like we got sucked into some black hole, into the unknown, you know? Like we've all been called to take this weird journey together, whether it really makes any sense or not.
I think you might be able to use that in a sermon somewhere.
Maybe I will.
I'm really happy we met you, Sandy.
Hi, Dad.
Hey.
Just wanted to say good night.
See you in the morning.
Not if I see you first.
You really are in love, aren't you? I am.
He's a good guy, that T Bone.
You know, they say women who have good relationships with their fathers choose good guys as husbands.
Oh, I appreciate the thought.
But husband? Uh, you thinking of T Bone as a husband? - I am.
- Ruthie, I-I thought you'd be the one child who would wait until she was 30 before you got married.
I might.
The others didn't.
So he told you? Told? Told me? Who told me what? He'll tell you at graduation.
Simon? Yeah, you know, he's graduating.
We are all still going, right? Yes.
Well, he has some news.
Oh, some good news? I don't know.
That depends on whether or not you like her.
Can't.
Okay, I suppose I'll hear about it soon enough.
I suppose.
All right.
Good night, Ruthie.
I love you.
I love you, Dad.
See you in the morning.
Hey.
Oh.
W-What are you guys doing? Mom said to make sure we get all our energy out before getting into the RV tomorrow.
We have a lot, so we're starting now.
I see.
All right, well, let's-let's, let's slow it down a bit.
Um, have you, have you guys picked out your three things that you want to take with you? Not yet.
Oh, all right.
Well, why don't you burn off your energy picking out your things? Burn the energy mentally.
- Can you do that? - Sure.
Thinking burns off lots and lots of energy.
When you think, what do you think about? Oh, first thing in the morning, I think about, uh, what a good day I'm gonna have and what I want to happen and the things I'm gonna do to-to make those things happen with life's help.
And the last thing, at night, I-I think about what a good day it's been and how grateful I am to be alive, and I say a little prayer.
You know that prayer we learned in Sunday school "Now I lay me down to sleep"? "I pray the Lord my soul to keep " "If I should die before I wake "I pray the Lord my soul to take.
" Sure, I grew up on that one.
I think it's terrifying.
Me, too.
I can't sleep if I say it.
Me, neither.
I see.
Well, yeah, I guess it does sound a little frightening in a way.
Although, other people see it as as-as comforting.
What prayer do you guys say? Dear God, I don't want to die in my sleep, and no one else in our family does either.
Thank you for keeping everyone alive, and please bless Mom and Dad and Matt and Mary and Lucy and Simon and Ruthie and Happy and all the people in our family and all the families and all the animals in the world.
I like that.
That's very nice.
- Good night, Dad.
- Good night, Dad.
- Love you.
- Love you.
Good night, Sam.
Night, David.
I love you, too.
I can't wait.
I thought you were asleep.
I was.
But I couldn't wait to go to sleep, 'cause I can't wait to get up in the morning.
It feels like Christmas.
I am so happy.
Me, too.
I was going to forward the mail, but I didn't know where to have it sent.
Yeah, I'm sure Martin's dad wouldn't mind picking up our mail for us for a while.
He's just, he's just across the street.
Oh, I hate to ask him for any favors, especially since Ruthie didn't choose Martin.
But then again, he wouldn't mind, I'm sure he wouldn't.
Yeah.
Oh, we have to stop the newspaper.
I already made the call and followed it up with an e-mail.
Guess we'll need some cash.
I gathered up all the cash in the house, and we're fine; we've got plenty of cash, plenty.
And we've got bank cards and credit cards.
We have, we have everything we need to last us for a long, long time.
Well, I guess all we have to do is get that RV out of the backyard and down the driveway and we're on our way.
I got a guy.
You gonna tell me, or is that a surprise? It's a surprise.
I have a feeling we got a lot of surprises coming our way.
Yeah.
So we'd better get some sleep.
Yeah.
Good night, Annie.
Good night, Eric.
I love you.
I love you, too.
- We're ready.
- We're ready.
Oh, let me see what you have.
Your dad is checking bags at the door, and believe me, he's tighter than airport security.
We each have one sock.
But we'll take turns wearing the two socks together.
Oh, you don't have to count socks as one of your three things.
They're clothes.
They're socks.
Okay.
W-What else? I brought an underwear and Sam brought swimming trunks.
'Cause I can use them as underwear or swimming trunks.
And I can wear my underwear as swimming trunks if I want.
No, you can't.
Those are clothes, and you're going to need a few pair of underwear and your swimming trunks and your socks.
Those-Those are all clothes.
They don't count toward your three things.
And what did you put in your duffel bag that I put in the RV last night? - Candy.
- Candy.
Where did you get the candy? Last Halloween.
Okay.
Think about three things that you want to take with you forever and always.
What three things? Now go upstairs, get your three things, and I'll go to the RV and get your duffel bags out and we'll repack.
Okay? Go.
- Hey.
- Hey, Mom.
Where's Dad? Oh, he's looking over the owner's manual, waiting for this guy to show up to help him get the RV out of the backyard.
Are you ready to go? He's checking bags at the door, and he's got this rule of three in his head that he won't let go.
I'm ready.
Ready as I'll ever be.
Then let's do it! Are we there yet? How many more miles? Are we there yet? It's taking a while It's not like I don't like it slow It's not like I'm waiting to know But are we there yet? Are we there yet? What's that sign up ahead? Are we there yet? All the things that we've said It's not like I don't like it slow It's not like I'm waiting to know But are we there yet? Are we there yet? What's that sign up ahead? Are we there yet? All the things that we've said It's not like I'm feeling the need To get to where we're gonna be Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Give me a ride in that RV.
Oh, Stanley.
Thank you for coming.
This is the guy.
This is Stanley.
He's going to help us get the 7th Heaven out of here.
He knows how to do those things.
He knows how to do everything.
He says.
So? Why do I get the feeling you're not who you say you are? Does anyone really know who they are? Come on, give me a ride.
I can be real helpful.
I can cook.
I can clean.
I can set up camp, make a fire.
Come on, give me a ride.
You just get behind the wheel, pay attention to what I say, and you'll do just fine.
Promise.
So? So Why not? Today's the first day of the rest of my life, Stanley.